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title: Why does the Rat pull Mole's elbow when Mole calls Toad clever? — The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why does the Rat pull Mole's elbow when Mole calls Toad clever? Test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 67 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 3: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (loyal friends, cold pie and «Be quiet at once!»)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and 
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# Test 4 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 3: «Like Summer…

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Why does the Rat pull Mole's elbow when Mole calls Toad clever?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Rat, Mole · **What happens:** pull, call · **To what, where:** elbow, Toad · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 67 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XI, part 3: «Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears» (loyal friends, cold pie and «Be quiet at once!»)» of the books course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t4:1
# text = Why does the Rat pull Mole's elbow when Mole calls Toad clever?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	pull	pull	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	elbow	elbow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
10	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
12	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | present · do-support | the Rat | Mole's elbow |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent elbow=Theme |
| 2 | **call** | present | Mole |  | Toad |  |  | clever *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent toad=Recipient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Praise makes Toad puff up and boast

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t4:o1:1
# text = Praise makes Toad puff up and boast
1	Praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	puff	puff	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	boast	boast	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Praise | Toad |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **puff up** | infinitive | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 3 | **boast** *speech: other* | infinitive | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Praise makes Toad puff up and boast, and Mole wanted to stop him before the sentries heard

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t4:o2:1
# text = Praise makes Toad puff up and boast, and Mole wanted to stop him before the sentries heard
1	Praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	puff	puff	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	boast	boast	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	before	before	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	sentries	sentry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
18	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Praise | Toad |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **puff up** | infinitive | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 3 | **boast** *speech: other* | infinitive | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **want** | past | Mole |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 5 | **stop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Mole *not said here* | Mole |  |  | before the sentries |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality he=Eventuality |
| 6 | **hear** *not said to happen* | participle | Mole *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Mole wants to tease Toad about it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t4:o3:1
# text = Mole wants to tease Toad about it
1	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	tease	tease	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | Mole |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **tease** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Mole *not said here* | Toad |  |  |  | about it | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toad=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Praise makes Toad puff up and boast, and that leads to more trouble for everyone

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home:t4:o4:1
# text = Praise makes Toad puff up and boast, and that leads to more trouble for everyone
1	Praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	puff	puff	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	boast	boast	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	nsubj	_	_
11	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	amod	_	_
14	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Praise | Toad |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **puff up** | infinitive | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 3 | **boast** *speech: other* | infinitive | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **lead** | present | that |  |  |  |  | to more trouble for everyone | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to trouble=Patient |

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